Walking doll.



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Patented June 11, 1918,

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WA ;LKING DOLL. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28, 1918.

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specification of Letters Fatent.

" Application filed February 28, 1918. Serial No. 219,661. I

-To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK Gainer, a

citizen of the United States, residing at.

Sharpsville, in the county of. Mercer and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Walking Doll, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to that class of toys in which is included a figure, which maybe therepresentation of a doll, of a bird or of an animal, and which has leg .portions adapted, when the toy is pulled or pushed along the floor or other base to assume the walking attitude and-my said invention primarily seeks to provide a toy of the character stated, in which the several parts are so designed and provided with cooperating connections of such character that they can be economically made. and

' such stable simple. and inexpensive easily assembled, the connections being of character that they are not likely to readily get out-of order under the rough handling usually incident. in the use of toys of this character, by children.

my invention seeks to provide a Again device of the walking doll.type,'in which the parts are so com- Mixed that no special manipulation thereof, other than simply pulling or pushing thetoy along, is necessary to efiect the desired walking operation and in which the connections that cooperatively join.the several parts are such that in case of becoming loosened or partly separated, they can be quickly and easily repaired or replaced by the child using the toy.

Again, my invention has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensive toy figure of the walking type, in'which the use "of clock gearing spring actuated mechanism, elastic bands and the like are dispensed-with, thereby reducing the cost of manufacture of such toys and the danger of the toy getting out of order, to the minimum With the above'and other 0b ects in view,

, my invention resides in "the peculiar features'of construction and novel combination of the parts hereinafter described, specifically pointed out, in the appended claims 56 and generally outlined in the accompanying drawings, in which: 0 I

Figural is a front perspectlve view of a doll in which is embodied my invention,

when pulled along in the directionof the arrow m.

l, the shiftable movements of the leg members and the double ended rocker member hereinafter referred to, being indicated in dot and dash, lines.

Fig. 4: is a detail perspective view of a portion of the doll bo dy, tl ie rightlegand. the rocker member, 'and illustrates one way of forming the back stops for the leg.

-Fig. 5 is adetail-perspectiveview of the double ended roc'ker member. I

Fig. 6 .is a longitudinal section of the hand hold that is flexibly joined withthe puirlingor pushingpole or-member.

line 1-7 on Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a cross section thereofon the line 8-8 on Fig. 6. e In the drawings, I have illustrated a presame being shown in imitation of a doll,

being understood that my invention is not to be restricted to the precise details or-construction of parts shown, since they may be readily modifiedto represent birds, animals My toy appliance in i ts coinpletemake-up is a horizontalsection taken on the Patented June 11,1??213.

the same being shown in the act of walking,

fer-red embodiment of my invention, the

either ofmanikin shape as shownin Fig. 2, 'i i or the customary doll shape as in Fig. 1, it.

embodies a 'body portion 1, the upper part of which may and preferably does terminate in a "representation of a head 2 and shoulders '3 to which the arms l may be pivoted in any suitable manner.

tached by ordinary wood screws Cooperating with the body arytwo straight stifi legs 5 5 and they are pivptally connected to the body to swing, back,-

When of'manik'ns'hape, theia'rms are atward and forward but not 'sidewise .a d, when the, device is arranged as af'fiblb s loo thrpugh the legs.

shown in Fig. 1, the pivot connection for the legs is preferably a bolt. 6 that extends through an aperture '30 in the body 1 and ,Whenthe toy is of manikin shape, shown in. Fig. 2, the legs may be individually pivoted to their respective parts the body by ordinary wood screws 62, shown.

To provide'for moving the legs 5-5 for alternately stepping forward or backward,

' as the toy is being pulled or pushed along and as presently more fully explained, a

rocker device 7 is provided, which is in the nature of a flat block whose opposite ends 70- -YG are tapered, see Figs. 3 and 5.

'Qihe device I ishorizontally/disposed on the bottom flattened end of the body on which; it isrockably mounted by a stud screw or bolt 8 that passes through a central apertiire 71 in the rocker device and into the body 1, as shown.

13y referring more particularly to Fig. of the drawings, it may be noticed that the lie-gs 5 at the inner side have horizontal sockets 50, the outer portions of which are flared as at 51, and the inner ends terminate in longitudinally elongated portions 52 and midway the said portions 52 and 51, the said sockets are just suficiently wide to fbe forcedforward as' the other leg goes hackward and the said shifting of the legs is eifected without lost motion between the rocker ends and the legs, as will be readily understood from the dot and dash positions of the legs, asindicated on Fig. 3.

To govern the length of the step and to orovide for uniformity of action of the iegs as they alternately swing in the stepping direction, stop portions 99 are formed on thebody 1 with which stop members 56-56 on the legs engage as the toy is being pulled along and the legs are swungbackward in the manner presently explained.

lhe stops 9-9 may be arranged to suit the particular design of the toy, llVhenv of the doll shape, the stop shoulders 56 and the body stops 9,, are arranged as in Fig. at but, when the toy is of the skeleton form as in Fig. 2, the stops 99 may be the ends of a cross piece 90 screwed crosswise onto the lower back end of the body 1, the stop portions 99 in the latter form being promerit, it being understood that durin jected late-rally of body in position for 1 l a g i .p using engaged oy the legs, as tlriey are rocked backward during the act of walking.

joining the legs with the body and stated, when the toy figure is pieced in upright position i with the feet on the fioorfby pniling or pushing the toy for' wardly, the legs wiii assume a walking action and, one advances, the forward step of the sald advancing leg 1s limited by onnecting them with the rocker device the rocker device 7 imparting a corresponding backward swin of the other leg until the latter engages t e sto 9 on its respec- To provide for a gentle pulling or pushing of the toy, which is required for a perfect walking action, a pull lever 12 is used whose front end is tapered to forma wedge for enterin and wedging into either of the tapered s05: back of the body 1.

To walk the toy apply the pull lever 12, for example as in Fig. 1, and the doll being in the vertical position, pull the lever '12 slowly forward and, since there is always a slight difference in traction of the feet,

the legs will assume a walking attitude, such operation or action" being best explained as follows:

7 Assuming the left foot Fig. l as making ets 13 and 14 in the front and for the step forward in the direction indicated by the arrow 00, the swing of the said leg oscillates the rocker device 7 and through the said device, the right leg is swung backwardly until its stop 56, see Fig. 4, engages the body stop 9 at that side.

The weight of the doll now shifts laterally onto the left leg, which engages the floor, as the right'leg isswung forwardly to make it step, WhlCh motion is applied by reverse oscillation of the rocker member 7, the latter now swinging the left leg nect with the body 1 inline with the leg joints and to provide the said pull mem- ;ber with a handle that flexibly oins with the outer edge thereof in the mannerbest shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, from whichit will be noticed that the said handle has a vertically elongated socket 16 that tapers outwardly and the said handle is joined who naturally grasps the handle very 15-.

'12,. the necessary roc member 12 is provided for through the stiflly but not havin hold of the member iing movement of the flexible connection of the handle and the "member 12.

The socket is vertically extended and is made oblong because, if it were not, the child "wouldnot hold the handle perfectlylevel land the top and bottom of the socket opening would strike against the member 12 and is up is connecti le with the body and adapted to project in the walking direction of the toy,

to' keep interfere withthe walking of the doll.

.The member 12 must swing freely in the vertical plane in the handle 15 and be heldin contact at the sides with the said handle the doll from falling over.

In my construction of doll, the foot that always moving forward by reason of pulling on the handle 12 and the rocker device which causes the feet, when moving,

to always move past'eaoh other, backward or for. aid.

What I claim is: v

1. A walking toy that includes a body, a pair of stiff legs pivotally connected to the oody to swing backwardly and forwardly relativel to the said body, a pull member and means cotiperating with the body and the legs for imparting a reverse movement to one leg as the other leg moves forward,-

as the body is pulled forwardly or back -wardly..

.2. Al walking toy that includes a body, a

pair of stifi legs pivotally connected to the body to swing backwardly and forwardly relatively to the said body, means connectible with the body and adapted to project in the walkingdirection of the toy,-and means coiiperating with the body and the legs for imparting a reverse movement to one leg as the other leg moves forward, as the body 18 [pulled forwardly or backwardly, the first statedmeans comprising a lever having its 1 free end shaped to connect with the body of .the toy and a'handleflexibly connected to the outer end of the lever. v i

3. A walking toy that includes a body, a pair of stiff'legs pivotally connected to the body to swing backwardly and forwardly rocking with the body and adapted to'proj'ect in the,

walking direction of the toy, and' means 00- operating with the body and the legs for imparting a reverse movement to one leg as the other leg moves forward, as the body is pulled forwardly or backwardly, the first stated means comprisinga lever having'its free end shaped to connect with the body of the toy and a handle'iflexibly comiected to the outer end of the lever, the said handle including a vertical elongated socket into which the outer end of the pull member extends, and a connection that joins the pull member and the handleand which permits of relatively vertical movement of the handle and the pull member and holds the said pull member from lateral motion.-

4. A walking toy comprising a body, a pair of rigid legs having hip joint connections with the body for permitting forward and backward swinging thereof, a device pivotally mounted on the body and having its opposite ends held in flexible engagement with the legs, whereby, as the body and the legs are pulled along, as one leg moves forwardly, the oscillation of the said device operates to swing the. other leg backwardly.

6. A walking toy comprising a body, a pair of rigid legs having hip joint connections with the body for permitting forward and backward swinging thereof, a rocking device pivotally mounted on the body and having its opposite ends-held in flexible engagement with the legs, whereby, as the body and the legs are pulled along, as one leg moves forwardly, the oscillation of the said device operates to swing the other leg backwardly, and stop devices on the body engageable by the legs on their backward swing to limit the backward .and forward swing of such legs.

6.18, walking figure toy that/includes a 7 body, legs havin hip joint connections with the body, where y to move forwardly and backwardly but not sidewise with respect to the said body, means for pulling the toy with its foot portions along a base, other means coiiperating with the body and the legs adapted for moving one leg' backward as the other leg is swung forw'ard,when the toy is pulled along.

7. A walking figure toy that includes a body, legs having hip joint connections with the body, whereby to move forwardly and backwardly but not sidewise with respect to the said body, means for pulling the toy with its foot portions along a base, and other 'means cotiperating with the body and the legs adapted for moving one leg backward, as the other leg .is swung forward, when the toy is pulled along.

S A wallfing figure toy thatincludes a body, legs having hip joint connections with the body, whereby to move forwardly and backwardly but not sidewise with respect to the said body, means 'for pulling the toy with its foot portions along afbase, other means cooperating with the body and the legs adapted for moving one leg backward, as the other leg is swung forward, when the toy is pulled along, the said pulling means neeenee including a member having one end shaped: it

whereby to avold a rigid gripping of the 1 member that pulls the toy along,

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